Suspected Fulani mercenaries, in the
early hours of Monday, attacked some
villages in the Donga Local Government
Area of Taraba State and
killed 15
persons. Many, reports said, were still
missing.
Following the Monday attack there was
massive movement of people from Donga
Local Government, which is one of the
areas in the state where run-off election
was billed to hold next Saturday.
Residents said the assailants first
attacked and burnt Ayiase village in
Takum Local Government before heading
for Tse-Gbaun and Gaza villages in
Donga.
One eyewitness told our correspondent
that the gunmen killed one Msugh Gaza
and three of his sons in Gaza Village,
while the three other victims were killed
in Tse-Gbaun and Ayiase villages.
The eyewitness said, “The attack
happened in the early hours of today
(Monday), and the area is not safe as I
talk to you, and as such we cannot
search for the other missing persons. But
we have, so far, recovered seven dead
bodies.”
The Police spokesman in the state,
Joseph Kwaji, said efforts to reach the
DPO of Donga for details of the attacks
were unsuccessful as his mobile phone
was switched off.
However, an aide of the acting Governor
of the state, Alhaji Sani Danladi, said his
boss had directed that military personnel
be deployed in the area to maintain
peace and order.
